.TIMER File Extension
- Developer by: Lennart Poettering and Kay Sievers
- Category: System Files
- Format: Text
What are .TIMER files and how to open them?
Can't open .TIMER file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .TIMER file.What is a .TIMER file extension?
.TIMER file extension is created by Lennart Poettering and Kay Sievers. .TIMER has been classified as System Files. The format of .TIMER file is Text.
.TIMER is Systemd Unit Configuration File
A TIMER file is a unit configuration file included with systemd, an init (initialization) system used by various Linux distributions to bootstrap user space and manage processes. It contains information about a timer that is controlled and supervised by systemd, which includes the type of timer and the service that is activated when the timer elapses.
systemd init system is a suite of programs included in various Linux distributions. The system is used to manage different aspects of a server. A TIMER file contains information about when a service is activated. A service is contained in a .SERVICE file. For each TIMER file, there is a corresponding SERVICE file that describes the unit that is activated when the timer finishes. Also, the files bear the same name. For example, a example.timer file corresponds with the example.service file.
NOTE: systemd is booted by many Linux distributions, including Red Hat, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Ubuntu, Mageia, CoreOS, and Alpine Linux.